Trees, vines and shrubs growing near exposed overhead power lines and substations, electrical railway networks and other critical assets create an ever-present risk of conductor clashing, fire and ...

Heavy truck operators: Workers operating trucks with extendable truck beds can unknowingly raise their truck beds into low-hanging overhead power lines. Tree trimmers: Tree trimming workers often ...

About 49,000 Eversource customers were without power during ... in the lines. Overhead lines may be more susceptible to damage, but they are also easier to repair. "When a tree falls onto a ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — Underground power ... A mature tree can soak up to 40,000 gallons a year.” The topic of severe storms is part of the debate between overhead lines versus ...

Snapping tree limbs, and ensuing damage to nearby power lines, are a real hazard. Be aware of overhead limbs that might give way. Walk and park vehicles with caution, Colorado Springs Utilities ...

If we had a dollar for every complaint we've heard about tree trimming ... and pruned away everything within 10 feet of the overhead power lines, consider what happened in Houston this summer.

and those outages can potentially last longer than typical overhead power lines,” said Chris Mayes, Lexington operations manager for KU. Debris from a downed tree blocks the street on Arcadia ...

This year, our focus is on keeping trees trimmed and ... safety and reliable power service. “Look up, take a note of where overhead main or neighborhood power lines may be in relation to your ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Ice on power lines and nearby branches is to blame for most of Austin Energy’s power outages this week. Austin Energy’s website shows tree clearance is based on the type of tree.

WHITESTONE, Queens (WABC) -- A tree fell on overhead wires and caused a power line to snap in Queens Monday morning. Dozens of residents were left without power in Whitestone near where the tree ...

READ MORE: "Dominion Energy's tree ... "Placing power lines underground is considered a non-standard service, and this work is associated with additional costs when compared to overhead lines.